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THE TARIM MUMMIES
ANCIENT CHINA AND THE MYSTERY OF THE EARLIEST PEOPLES FROM THE WEST |
| By: |
J. P. Mallory, Victor H. Mair |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£16.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0500283729 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780500283721 |
| Publisher: |
THAMES & HUDSON LTD |
| Pub. date: |
9 June, 2008 |
| Pages: |
352 |
| Description: |
Describing the discovery of the Tarim Mummies and revealing the attempts of scientists to determine their ethnic identity, this book examines the evidence connected with the mummies, including textiles and languages of the Tarim region. |
| Synopsis: |
How did tartan-wearing Indo-Europeans come to be in Asia 2,000 years before West and East admitted each others existence? Describing their discovery of the Tarim Mummies and revealing the attempts of scientists to determine their ethnic identity, the authors examine all the evidence connected with the mummies, including textiles and languages of the Tarim region, in this acclaimed tour-de-force of scholarship. |
| Illustrations: |
190 illustrations, 13 in colour |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |